Gender Links has developed a Gender and Media Literacy Course which is based on the general principles of media literacy: that any citizen in today’s information era needs to know just not to read, count and write but also how to interpret what they are told by the media. Skills and knowledge to be gained from this course include

• Conceptual knowledge around gender and media
• Monitoring skills: quantitative and qualitative
• IT for media advocacy skills:
• Writing skills
• Giving feedback to the media:

Training Toolkit A tool kit, “Watching the Watchdogs,” has been developed to guide the course. It draws from research and training material developed over a number of years on gender and the Southern African media. Read more.
Regional In 2008 Gender Links rolled out the media literacy course in the SADC region. Four countries, Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia and Seychelles participated in the regional pilots that were conducted between June and October 2008. Different target groups benefited from these projects. Gender Links partnered with the Gender and Media Southern African Network (GEMSA) and the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) to roll out the course. The focus for 2009-2010 is on women in decision making as well as members of the general public in countries where the project is being piloted. The course has been extended to five new countries. View slideshow of media literacy workshops. Courses have been held in Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia.
Botswana Report Participants projects	Mauritius Report Participants projects	Namibia Report Participants projects
South Africa 2008: Participants projects Pilot course 2006: Reports and outputs